Новости за 27.06.2019

The US Air Force Band of the Pacific and the Royal Thai Navy Music Band will join hands in a concert held to mark US Independence Day 2019 at the River Park of IconSiam, on Saturday June 29 at 6.30pm.

They hiked, flew and finished together

“I’m going to say Tom Cruise wins. Justin Bieber seems like a wimp.”

Former ONE FC and Bellator welterweight champ turned top-five UFC contender Ben Askren has called Justin Bieber a ‘wimp’ following the pop star’s callout of Tom Cruise.

Bieber, 25, called for a fight with the Hollywood icon earlier this month but later retracted his comments and said Cruise would likely beat him.

Askren, who will take on Jorge Masvidal in a top contenders bout at UFC 239, agrees, claiming... Читать дальше...

When CNN did a poll on voter sentiment towards Democrat presidential hopefuls, some may have been surprised to see that the top concern of the sample seemed to be climate change. Many regular consumers of media content, however, would not have been surprised, as climate change is finding itself in the spotlight daily—so much so, that some presidential candidates from the Democratic Party have made it the axis around which their campaign spins. Top among these candidates is Washington Governor Jay... Читать дальше...

Renewables held a larger share than coal in U.S. monthly electricity generation in April 2019, for the first time ever, reflecting seasonal factors and longer-term trends such as coal’s decline and renewables’ rise, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. In April 2019, when U.S. electricity demand is often at its lowest because of mild temperatures, renewables including hydropower accounted for 23 percent of U.S. electricity generation, while coal-fired generation accounted... Читать дальше...

Built within a rejuvenated heritage façade of rendered masonry, steel, timber and greenery, the Welcome to the Jungle House is situated in an inner-city heritage conservation area typified by late Victorian row terrace housing and post-industrial warehouse conversions. A two-storey shop top house in disrepair and close to collapse originally occupied the 90sqm triangular site. The original spackled rendered masonry façade had cultural and streetscape significance to the local heritage conservation... Читать дальше...

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has joined with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office and Pattaya City to develop the resort destination into a "Mice Metropolis".

It's normal to see oxen on the streets of India. However, during my recent trip to Jaipur, I was surprised to see people riding camels and elephants on the other side of the road, while our minibus was stuck in traffic alongside public buses, cars, horse carriages, rickshaws and swarms of motorcycles.

The Ministry of Culture has teamed up with the National Federation of Motion Picture and Contents Associations for the Bangkok Asean Film Festival.

The theatre scene is marking a few anniversaries this year. First, B-floor Theatre celebrated its 20th birthday with an outdoor musical version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This month, an even older company, Dreambox, originally named Dass Entertainment, kicked off its 33rd-anniversary celebration with a revival of an old musical from its early days. The company will bring back another musical in...

The idea of having the Government Lottery Office (GLO) run a two- and three-digit lottery scheme is taking shape once again.

I have a dream about the new parliament. I dream that it will be served by 500 decent and reliable MPs and 250 senators whom people can pin their hopes on and who will not repeat the mistakes and abuses of the past.

More than three months after the election on March 24, and after Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, prime minister and leader of the National Council for Peace and Order, secured his premiership with royal endorsement, the country still does not have a new government. This is a semi-power vacuum that is unprecedented in Thailand's political history.

Thailand's lifestyle product exports are likely to grow at a sluggish pace this year amid the global economic slowdown.

Accelerated investment by the new government is expected to shore up the economy and help GDP grow at a faster pace in the latter half of the year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

Domestic political instability and a possible delay in approving annual budget for the next fiscal year remain as risks shaking investment sentiment and causing stock market volatility, says Asia Plus Securities (ASP).

State-owned Government Savings Bank aims to dip its toe into the leasing business after acquiring a 25% stake in online securities broker ASL Securities, as GSB seeks to provide a full range of financial services to meet customer demand.

V Foods Corporation Co, a sweet corn producer owned by former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin, has teamed up with Tummour, an Isan restaurant chain, to develop cross-business synergy and achieve faster sales growth.

The Energy Ministry plans to announce the availability of biodiesel B10 as the primary diesel from November onward, replacing B7 in order to increase the use of crude palm oil and address Thailand's environmental problems.

The Bank of Thailand kept the policy rate steady for a fourth straight meeting yesterday but painted a bleak outlook by trimming the country's economic and export growth forecasts for the year.

Car makers are confident that there will be healthy growth in the local market for the rest of the year despite pressure from the US-China trade dispute.

Demand for luxury villas in beach destinations from Thai business owners remains strong despite unfavourable sentiment as they take advantage of low interest rates.

PTT Plc, the SET-listed national oil and gas conglomerate, has scrapped its plan to become a joint partner with the bidding winner of the 224-billion-baht high-speed railway linking three airports, saying it lacks expertise in such megaprojects.

The Bank of Thailand is set to implement measures to curb hot-money inflows after the baht recently rallied to a more than six-year high.

Join us for Trinidad & Tobago v. Guyana before the USMNT plays

Gold Cup group stages finish up with Group D finishing off play before moving to the knockout rounds. The only thing left to be decided is who is the winner of Group D and who is the runner-up. Trinidad & Tobago will kick-off against Guyana in a fight for who is not last in Group D. Then the USMNT faces off against Panama to decide the top of Group D.

Joevin Jones and Trinidad have yet to score a goal in group... Читать дальше...